Tuesday, 26 April 2005
26th April 2005
Can there be any rhyming with the word 'sarsij' ......today I got one "Sar binu sarsij, sarsij binu sar. Ki sarsij binu soore"
.......this means.....
"The Lotus with the Lake and the Lake without the Lotus have no significance."...........amazed!!!....even I am.
now, back to the point where I left yesterday......
so a very warm welcome to you all......yesterday I went to sleep with some thoughts on India....it's progress etc etc.......and to my surprise when I woke up I already had three meaninful comments (thanks to Ashish, Shiv, and Priyesh....you made my job easier).
So why is India so poor.....whenever I start thinking about this issue I am struck by a question - that what could have so wrong with our nation that still there are some 33% people around the poverty line (all the data used are approximated) and finally after putting in some effort I have finally come up with three points........
First.....India puts too many of its resources into the public sector and neglected primary education and basic health care. Something like $ 14 billion has been invested in the public sector, the return on which has been a laughable 2 to 3 percent. That represents wastage and criminal mismanagement of the economy on a colossal scale. Add to that corruption at every level of public life in India and you have a scenario of economic disaster.
Second....Since the last decade, a belated attempt has been made to set
right the wrongs of the past. And this is reflected in the annual economic growth rates of six to seven percent, double that of earlier years. But the benefits have largely gone to the rich and the middle class, not to the poor. And this just reflects the poor distribution system,and this will only enrich the already rich.
Third....Education and health care are intimately linked to poverty. Studies have shown that the higher the literacy rate of a country, the higher its economic growth rate. This is exactly what has taken place in China, South Korea, Indonesia and Malaysia, where the literacy rate is between 75 percent and 95 percent. In India, it is still 51 percent, among the lowest in the world, giving India the dubious distinction of having the largest number of illiterate people - some 450 million - of any country in the world.
The annual population growth rate is two percent, which means that 18 million persons are added to the population every year -- persons who have to be fed, housed, clothed and educated. And this adds to the already mismanaged economy as a burden each year! Resulting into a viscious cycle.
So condensing the above points into few words I might put the main culprits as the Corruption,dirty politics,absence of proper distribution of the resources........thats it!
And to eliminate all this we have just one resource ..... our will power.
enough of hardcore stuff today....lets cool off with this santa joke....
Why did Santa Open the Tiffin box in the middle of the Road......
Just to check whether he is going or returning from the office.
take care. good night.......and dont forget to comment and come back again!
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In my opinion, bad politics at all level is the main culprit for the poor India. I agree that poor literacy rate has to do a lot in that, but it is not the whole sole reason. Take the example of kerala, there we have highest literacy rate, but still it is not the richest state ( The funny part about it is that the climate in kerala is best for rice crop, but still it has to transport rice form other states).
I guess apart from literacy we need to educate (common sense) the people about corruption, population and things like that.
Posted by: vikas agrawal | Wednesday, 27 April 2005
Your point that politics as well as education policies of india have really been acting hollowing the whole of india economically is really true. But i on personal basis will say tat its politics that is hampering the growth.. The economic growth, educational policies, etc.. everything that should have been developed by the politicians had taken the back seat and those people(made by the general people) werwe only busy filling up their banks and making money for themselves... wat do you have to say.. yeah but i would say one thing that the present common man understands everything and is indulging himself to every aspect that is the reason that india is improving on the economic grounds nowadays wrt the past......
the rhyme that had ur name sarsij really has some true meaning ... where is the lake for u....or i should say who is the lake for u... jst jokin.
Posted by: dibyo | Wednesday, 27 April 2005
Saaley poorey India key utthaan ka beeda to tumhi ne uthaayaaa hai.
Ahaa you did not count the one mainweakness that the whole of India suffers from, : Given the chance and the note that whatever you do nothing shall happen to you, Everybody is going to commit a crime(small or big doesnt matter). Whats the remedy, installing the fear of law, speedy judicial system. If only two things get okayed, the judiciary and the police, everything is bound to get ok.
Lekin ek baaat , we r not comon men of India, yaar somehow we never had to face the real dirty face of India.
And by the way we share the same name meaning-the LOTUS.
Posted by: Neeraj | Thursday, 28 April 2005
I have to mention the point you raised regarding the poor output from the public sector. The temperament of Indians had always been for public sector jobs, the cause being lucrative benefits and perks. Though recently people have shown an increasing interest for private jobs, the cause can be formated as to high salaries and better working atmosphere. There has been a certain drift of people from the public to the private sector. Not only the drift in people, the drift in profits and income also clearly shows the downfall of the sector. Sometime even the government started off to disinvest these huge bodies. But some conflicting ideas of the varying party groups showed way out to the disinvestment ministry. Whether to disinvest is the right idea or not, is still a question as it was not put to correct use, nor a definite answer to continue with loss making bodies was either looked for.
Well a distinct percent of the population may still opt for the PSUs, why, large tax free income, less or no work load at all. The administrative flaws have allowed people to make their own rules and regulations. So where are we heading to...
Posted by: Asheesh | Thursday, 28 April 2005
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